re: common denominators amongst towns that are run down or are being run down...

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That's pretty loaded but I think you're right. I wonder why poverty is so prevalent in certain places as opposed to other places.

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In smaller towns, when factories shut down, it's a huge blow to the economy. That's what happened to my hometown. 3 factories shut down in a short timeframe, causing the loss of a ton of jobs. When nothing else comes in to replace them, you have a bunch of blue collar workers without the education to find something else.